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DECAL Stakeholder Network: Private Pre-K Directors and Owners Advisory Committee

DECAL Stakeholder Network: Private Pre-K Directors and Owners Advisory Committee . Bobby D. Cagle, MSW Commissioner Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. AGENDA. Welcome and Meeting Purpose Goals and Objectives of the Advisory Committee

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DECAL Stakeholder Network: Private Pre-K Directors and Owners Advisory Committee

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  1. DECAL Stakeholder Network: Private Pre-K Directors and Owners Advisory Committee Bobby D. Cagle, MSW Commissioner Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning

  2. AGENDA • Welcome and Meeting Purpose • Goals and Objectives of the Advisory Committee • Pre-K Program Updates • Wrap Up and Next Steps

  3. Goals and Objectives of the Advisory Committee • Provide targeted stakeholders with an opportunity to speak directly with Commissioner Cagle on a regularly scheduled basis • Advise the department of local level issues occurring with DECAL programs • Identify and discuss the impact of statewide trends • Provide feedback on proposed program and rule changes

  4. Meeting Information • 2 meetings per year and as needed • Held via conference calls and webinars, as needed • Subcommittees from the advisory groups will routinely be formed to address specific issues facing DECAL • Term: 1 year

  5. DECAL Advisory Committees • Pre-K (5 committees) • Superintendents • Directors/Principals (Public) • Directors/Owners (Private) • Teachers • Parents • Child Care Services • Directors/Owners (Family Day Home and Group) • Quality Improvement • Infant/Toddler Care • Faith Based Programs • Philanthropy • Nutrition • Business

  6. Expectations for Departmental Stakeholder Engagement • A wide variety of stakeholders will be consulted before major changes occur in regulation, policy, or agency practice • Providers • Consumers • Advocacy Organizations • Provider Organizations

  7. Pre-K Program Updates Improving Quality: • Continued alignment to K-3 education system • Georgia Testing Identification Number (GTID) to link each child to DOE Longitudinal Data System • Increase in online Pre-K assessment (WSO) to link to DOE database • Pre-K Standards Alignment to Common Core Standards • Focus on improving instructional support using CLASS instrument • Participation in K-12 Race to the Top • Professional Development

  8. Georgia’s Pre-K CLASS Scores Compared to National Averages (2010-2011)

  9. Pre-K Program Updates • Private Pre-K Teacher Retention Rate • Lead Teachers 2012: 75% 2011: 81% • Assistant Teachers 2012: 67% 2011: 73% • Pre-K Budget • School Calendar • Teaching Staff Salary • Flexibility

  10. Wrap Up and Next Steps

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